1971Final results
1971 primary for Louisiana Senate District 18
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Louis J. Lambert Jr. (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Walter C. Dumas (D) by 42.7 points.
Louis J. Lambert Jr.Democrat · winner
59.4%20,786
Walter C. DumasDemocrat
16.7%5,838
Leverne BrownDemocrat
15.0%5,262
J. C. KerstonsDemocrat
8.9%3,134
35,020 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET